DAPPER BLOB

The ambient and neoclassical project by Ben Schwarz-Hopkins, Dapper Blob is rooted in an early childhood love of Enya and many hours being immersed in the soundscapes of countless video games.
The initial release under this moniker, Specific Pacific, was written as a gift for friends who set off to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, acting as a piece of the scenery for the journey. Following albums have explored many different territories, embracing elements of minimalist drone, to more ornate choral and orchestral compositions.

As someone that lives with several anxiety based disorders and is prone to depression, Dapper Blob is a catharsis for those emotions and states, allowing time for self reflection and an opportunity to be lost within the music itself.

His second most prolific output behind his project Damocles, Dapper Blob’s 15th album, “Most People Are Other People” continues his evolutionary flow by balancing minimalist pieces against sprawling soundscapes.

 

"Little Apocalypse," is the 10th album from Los Angeles, California based artist Dapper Blob (Ben Schwarz-Hopkins). As with some of his other releases, it is conceptual in nature; telling the story of a priest in the middle ages who witnesses what he believes to be the rapture, only to be left behind. In his time spent wandering among the stillness, he attempts to reconcile his dedication to his results. Time passes and soon he finds himself lifted into the heavens as well, although in truth it is into the arms of a race from a distant planet harvesting humans. Unable to truly comprehend his fate, he gazes into the vastness of space and attempts to spend his final moments in bliss as he experiences what must truly be heaven around everything.

 

LUNO the most recent album, it is a sense of being within a place of time. That hyper awareness of shedding excess thought to embrace a moment. A feeling of nostalgia washing over you. It is returning to a sigh of relief.

"Behemoth" is the ninth release from Los Angeles based producer, Dapper Blob.

A reflective piece on the anxieties that arise from simple, everyday burdens. It is the worry that sinks in from the missed remarks in conversations, from the upcoming appointments, and from sitting at home alone.